diff -ur a/linux/Makefile b/linux/Makefile
--- a/linux/Makefile	2020-06-20 07:31:46.794877103 -0500
+++ b/linux/Makefile	2020-06-20 07:33:10.283526519 -0500
@@ -12,16 +12,16 @@
 LIBVERSION      = $(shell .  $(CURDIR)/../lib/shlib_version; echo $$major.$$minor)
 LIBMAJORVERSION = $(shell .  $(CURDIR)/../lib/shlib_version; echo $$major)
 
-MAINT_CFLAGS   = -std=c99 -Wmissing-prototypes -Wall -Wextra -Wshadow -Wno-uninitialized -g
-MAINT_LDFLAGS  = -Wl,--as-needed
+MAINT_CFLAGS   = -std=c99 -Wmissing-prototypes -Wall -Wextra -Wshadow -Wno-uninitialized
+MAINT_LDFLAGS  =
 MAINT_CPPFLAGS = -I. -D_GNU_SOURCE -DSWM_LIB=\"$(LIBDIR)/libswmhack.so.$(LIBVERSION)\"
 
 ifneq ("${BUILDVERSION}", "")
 MAINT_CPPFLAGS += -DSPECTRWM_BUILDSTR=\"$(BUILDVERSION)\"
 endif
 
-BIN_CFLAGS   = -fPIE
-BIN_LDFLAGS  = -fPIE -pie
+BIN_CFLAGS   =
+BIN_LDFLAGS  =
 BIN_CPPFLAGS = $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --cflags x11 x11-xcb xcb-icccm xcb-keysyms xcb-randr xcb-util xcb-xinput xcb-xtest xcursor xft)
 BIN_LDLIBS   = $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --libs   x11 x11-xcb xcb-icccm xcb-keysyms xcb-randr xcb-util xcb-xinput xcb-xtest xcursor xft)
 LIB_CFLAGS   = -fPIC